diff --git a/src/components/Constellation.astro b/src/components/Constellation.astro
index 157bd15..6b82993 100644
--- a/src/components/Constellation.astro
+++ b/src/components/Constellation.astro
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@
   <text class="lbl lbl--hub" x="380" y="368" text-anchor="middle">cave</text>
   <text class="cap cap--hub" x="380" y="392" text-anchor="middle">139 apps · reconciling</text>
 
-  <!-- ── awake: alfred ── -->
-  <circle cx="612" cy="128" r="24" fill="rgba(63,186,245,0.07)"></circle>
-  <rect class="chip chip--cyan" x="595" y="111" width="34" height="34" rx="5"></rect>
-  <circle class="core core--cyan pulse" cx="612" cy="128" r="4"></circle>
-  <rect class="plate plate--cyan" x="576" y="152" width="72" height="20" rx="3"></rect>
+  <!-- ── awake: alfred (Intel compute — NUC iGPU/QuickSync) ── -->
+  <circle cx="612" cy="128" r="24" fill="rgba(0,199,253,0.07)"></circle>
+  <rect class="chip chip--intel" x="595" y="111" width="34" height="34" rx="5"></rect>
+  <circle class="core core--intel pulse" cx="612" cy="128" r="4"></circle>
+  <rect class="plate plate--intel" x="576" y="152" width="72" height="20" rx="3"></rect>
   <text class="lbl" x="612" y="166" text-anchor="middle">alfred</text>
 
   <!-- ── awake: robin ── -->
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@
   <circle class="core core--cyan pulse-slow" cx="160" cy="150" r="3.5"></circle>
   <rect class="plate plate--dim" x="126" y="172" width="68" height="20" rx="3"></rect>
   <text class="lbl lbl--dim" x="160" y="186" text-anchor="middle">kate</text>
-  <text class="cap cap--dim" x="160" y="206" text-anchor="middle">standby · 33 apps known</text>
 
   <!-- ── standby: wgirl ── -->
   <rect class="chip chip--mag" x="199" y="471" width="30" height="30" rx="5"></rect>
@@ -138,11 +137,21 @@
   <rect class="plate plate--dim" x="180" y="508" width="68" height="20" rx="3"></rect>
   <text class="lbl lbl--dim" x="214" y="522" text-anchor="middle">wgirl</text>
 
-  <!-- ── standby: elfastc ── -->
-  <rect class="chip chip--cyan" x="437" y="533" width="30" height="30" rx="5"></rect>
-  <circle class="core core--cyan pulse-slow" cx="452" cy="548" r="3.5"></circle>
+  <!-- ── standby: elfastc (Intel compute — 2× Arc B580) ── -->
+  <rect class="chip chip--intel" x="437" y="533" width="30" height="30" rx="5"></rect>
+  <circle class="core core--intel pulse-slow" cx="452" cy="548" r="3.5"></circle>
   <rect class="plate plate--dim" x="412" y="570" width="80" height="20" rx="3"></rect>
   <text class="lbl lbl--dim" x="452" y="584" text-anchor="middle">elfastc</text>
+
+  <!-- ── key: compute colours ── -->
+  <g aria-label="compute colour key">
+    <rect class="core--mag" x="40" y="572" width="8" height="8" rx="2"></rect>
+    <text class="cap cap--key" x="54" y="580">nvidia compute</text>
+    <rect class="core--intel" x="40" y="592" width="8" height="8" rx="2"></rect>
+    <text class="cap cap--key" x="54" y="600">intel compute</text>
+    <rect class="core--cyan" x="40" y="612" width="8" height="8" rx="2"></rect>
+    <text class="cap cap--key" x="54" y="620">core / services</text>
+  </g>
 </svg>
 
 <style>
@@ -193,8 +202,10 @@
   .chip--hub { stroke-width: 2; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 10px rgba(63, 186, 245, 0.45)); }
   .chip--cyan { stroke: var(--accent); stroke-width: 1.5; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 8px rgba(63, 186, 245, 0.55)); }
   .chip--mag { stroke: var(--accent-2); stroke-width: 1.5; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 8px rgba(232, 121, 249, 0.55)); }
+  .chip--intel { stroke: var(--accent-intel); stroke-width: 1.5; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 8px rgba(0, 199, 253, 0.55)); }
   .core--cyan { fill: var(--accent); filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(63, 186, 245, 1)); }
   .core--mag { fill: var(--accent-2); filter: drop-shadow(0 0 5px rgba(232, 121, 249, 1)); }
+  .core--intel { fill: var(--accent-intel); filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(0, 199, 253, 1)); }
   .pulse { animation: bzPulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite; }
   .pulse-slow { animation: bzPulse 3.4s ease-in-out infinite; }
   .pins-cyan line { stroke: rgba(63, 186, 245, 0.6); stroke-width: 1.5; }
@@ -203,6 +214,7 @@
   .plate--hub { stroke: rgba(63, 186, 245, 0.4); }
   .plate--cyan { stroke: rgba(63, 186, 245, 0.35); }
   .plate--mag { stroke: rgba(232, 121, 249, 0.35); }
+  .plate--intel { stroke: rgba(0, 199, 253, 0.35); }
   .plate--dim { stroke: rgba(126, 139, 161, 0.3); }
   .lbl {
     fill: #e8f2fb;
@@ -218,6 +230,7 @@
     filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px rgba(63, 186, 245, 0.7));
   }
   .cap--dim { fill: #5c6a82; font-size: 9px; }
+  .cap--key { fill: #7e8ba1; font-size: 9px; }
 
   /* radar ring off the hub */
   .ring {
diff --git a/src/data/fleet.ts b/src/data/fleet.ts
index 782d986..eb44ab5 100644
--- a/src/data/fleet.ts
+++ b/src/data/fleet.ts
@@ -16,5 +16,4 @@ export const fleetFacts = [
 export const fleetNodes = {
   hub: { name: "cave", caption: "139 apps · reconciling" },
   satellites: ["alfred", "robin", "kate", "wgirl", "elfastc"],
-  standbyCaption: "standby · 33 apps known", // kate
 } as const;
diff --git a/src/styles/tokens.css b/src/styles/tokens.css
index fdc5d68..dd9fe99 100644
--- a/src/styles/tokens.css
+++ b/src/styles/tokens.css
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   /* Accent — electric cyan→magenta, merged with the Bat-Computer board */
   --accent: #3fbaf5; /* cyan-blue (the board's left side) */
   --accent-2: #e879f9; /* magenta (the board's right side) */
+  --accent-intel: #00c7fd; /* Intel arc blue — the Intel-compute nodes on the constellation */
   --accent-strong: #1f9fe0;
   --accent-ink: #04161f; /* text on an accent fill */
   --accent-dim: rgba(63, 186, 245, 0.12);
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@
      on the light sandstone board. */
   --accent: #0c8fce; /* deeper cyan reads on white */
   --accent-2: #c026d3; /* magenta partner */
+  --accent-intel: #0068b5; /* Intel classic blue — reads on the light board */
   --accent-strong: #0a72a6;
   --accent-ink: #f2fbff;
   --accent-dim: rgba(12, 143, 206, 0.1);